A Journey on the Wilderness Road

In Radford, trace the history that began in 1762 when William and Mary Draper Ingles established Ingles Ferry at a spot on the New River between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains. Then in 1796, an enterprising settler built a tavern on the stagecoach route. The tavern was called Lovely Mount andincluded a general store and blacksmith shop. . It was the beginning of a commercial center. Radford's featured stops on the Wilderness Road include: Mary Draper Ingles and Ingles Farm Glencoe Museum Highlanders Festival Mary Draper Ingles Monument Radford University Planetarium and Museum of the Earth Sciences Radford University Visual and Performing Arts Series Appalachian Regional Studies Center at Radford University